The federal deputy Antonio Doido (MDB-PA) was the target of Operation Igapotriggered in the morning of this Tuesday (16), by Federal policeto investigate auction fraud, corruption and money laundering. According to the company report, the parliamentarian would be the commander of the group which would divert and launder resources from public markets.
“Based on the identified data, and as already tangentially discussed above, the investigated group, under the command of Federal Deputy ANTONIO DOIDO, uses several companies to operationalize the financial transactions subject to investigation,” the PF report states.
According to investigations, the resources would be used for “questionable electoral purposes”, in addition to the purchase of assets. “The analysis identified evidence of the commission of other crimes, through a complex money laundering scheme allegedly starting from resources derived from public procurement, which were apparently intended, at least in part, for shady electoral purposes, in addition to the acquisition of assets,” he continued.
The operation was authorized by the Minister of the Federal Court (STF) Flavio Dinoon December 5. The magistrate lifted the confidential nature of the decision after the operation. The PF executed 31 search and seizure warrants in Pará and Brasilia. In addition to the MP, members of his family and people related to him were also targeted. The objective of the operation is to collect documents and devices to assist in investigations.
In October 2024, PF agents arrested in flagrante delicto Colonel of the Pará Military Police Francisco Galhardo and two other people, two days before the first round of municipal elections, withdrawing 5 million reais in cash, in the town of Castanhal (PA).
In total, the researchers identified that withdrawals from people linked to the MP reached 48 million reais in October 2024. It is suspected that the sums were diverted to promote the campaign of Doido’s brother, candidate for mayor of Ourém, through vote buying.
“It is clear that after the mission, FRANCISCO GALHARDO’s group would go to the city of Ourém, very probably in possession of the sums withdrawn, which only corroborates the possible allocation of the sums to buy votes,” writes the PF.
Those responsible for the operations would be the military police, led by Galhardo. According to the Attorney General’s Office, which ruled in favor of the operation, there is evidence that agents of the Prime Minister for rural areas participated in illicit activities.
“In addition to suspicious financial movements, the evidence indicates a possible instrumentalization of the police structure for the benefit of political candidates. This evidence is also evidenced by the identified movement of Military Police agents to rural areas of the municipality of Ourém/PA, at night and for activities unrelated to the institutional functions of the corporation. They appear to be part of a structured pattern of police recruitment, travel logistics and provision of equipment to enable the illicit operation in the electoral campaign,” writes the PGR.
According to the investigation, the allocated money had been laundered by companies linked to family members and people linked to MP Antônio Doido. The companies won tenders from the Pará State Public Works Department, which contained signs of fraud.
The wallet holder at the time would have been responsible for ordering the bids. He is under investigation for involvement in the criminal organization, but has not been removed from office.
THE Value try to contact the people under investigation.
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